Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold Pt.2

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1753		1890 $20 Liberty. Details of Proof 63. Brilliant Proof. We suspect the mirror surfaces have been enhanced. Only 55 Proofs struck for this low mintage date. Conceivably, fewer than half of the those examples survive today, with a total population certainly under 20. This still attractive Proof 63 is an amazing bit of sharp design, and impressive with aesthetic appeal after all these years. At first glance, no one will suspect that anything is wrong. The devices on both sides seem to be frosted with hardly a blemish to be seen, although the cheek has a few faint hairlines. The fields still sparkle in their mirrors. Worth examining (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1754		1890-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Sparkles with luster, light yellow color gold. We note a couple of contact marks in the left obverse field. Scarce CC-mint twenty: 91,209 minted (PCGS # 9014) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1755		1890-CC $20 Liberty. AU-50. Light hairlines but otherwise relatively clean, mar-free surfaces with amble luster. CC-mint type collectors wishing to take the plunge with their first double eagle purchase might want to avail themselves of this AU50 example. This coin offers bold striking definition and visual attractiveness for a modest sum (PCGS # 9014) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1756		1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely original orange and golden toning on both sides. Approximately half the census in MS63 as the preceding 1889-S in this grade, thereby earning a premium price. If a collector studies this double eagle for some time, his thoughs focused on the surfaces, the color, the strike, and overall pleasant lustrous appearance, a soft voice will soon speak into his ear that now rather than later is the time to place a bid. Pop 123; 16 in 64, 1 in 65 none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 1757		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned with semi reflective surfaces. We are always meeting dates in this series that cause us to pause, and this attractive, flashy example is just such a coin. It is generally well made, and decidedly well preserved with only minor bagmarks. It has sparkle. It has the cache of PCGS, attesting to the choice quality. And no spots or deep marks, either, to influence bidders to modify their bids. Pop 572; 65 in 64, none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1758		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A choice frosty mint example exhibiting full mint bloom. Resplendent surfaces that are thoroughly frosted with keen-edged, satin-finish luster spiraling outward from the centers. Full cartwheel effect. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are detailed and close to 100% crisp for their sharpness of strike, which is a forceful reminder in a coin from this mint that it is quality that matters (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,358
Lot 1759		1891-S $20 Liberty. ICG graded MS-61. Frosty except for the cheek were coin-to-coin contact within the bag has caused light dullness to the luster (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1760		1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice even light golden toning on both sides. Few contact marks (and these barely noticeable) on the cheek and below Liberty's eye; quite choice for the grade. A collector on the hunt for a close-to-gem quality Liberty twenty can be stirred easily by this handsome 1892-S. The luster, bright and gurgling as though heaving up through a fissure in a volcano, seems to ripple the air with its brilliance. Since our observation is that this date is nearly always fully struck, then this sharp MS64 has every suggestion of precision manufacture as seen in the key devices, the stars, and all letters in the legends. Pop 65; 1 in 65, none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 1761		1893-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Only 18,402 coins minted. Natural golden toning on both sides, there is a small mark on Liberty's throat area, another on the cheek, and a few luster "grazes" in the frost of the open field. The 1893-CC is the swan song issue of the Carson City Mint. The government (under the second Cleveland administration) had reached a point where the expense charts sloped sharply upward, and so decided to trim the budget. Carson was on the front line of this budget-cutting. All the same, this mint's double eagle coinage circulated extensively in the West and also was used in the export trade, probably mostly the latter. Today, Mint State coins are only occasionally found (though not considered rare, per se). Most pieces are very attractive to collectors. The low mintage of 1893-CC has always made this a popular issue. Pop 112; 114 finer, 94 in 62, 19 in 63, 1 in 64 (PCGS # 9023) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,613
Lot 1762		1893-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A hint of light golden toning. Been looking for a $20 in the 19th century to put in a Type set? And do you prefer a frosty one with an "S" mintmark? Then perhaps this (or one of the other pieces from the collection) will fit the bill. A choice quality coin without heavy bag marks, only a single small chattermark below the left wing and at the O in OF. Pop 388; 34 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 9024) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1763		1894-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely gold and orange toning on both sides. Well struck and choice for the grade. For that matter, "choice" may be too tame a word for this glowing specimen. This sort of coin makes a collector feel -- we don't know how to put it -- maybe "elated" is the right word. Certainly for an 1894-S double eagle it is among an elite few in its grade class. Pop 111; 1 in 65, none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9026) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1764		1895 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with rich golden colors. Only a few small marks on the face. Outstanding quality. Each side has a beaming luster that is surrounded by a nice margin of smooth satin surface. Struck with scientific exactness throughout the stars, Liberty and eagle. A wonderful coin. Pop 192; 2 in 65 (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1765		1895-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice even light golden toning. A mark on the obverse at Liberty's cheek and chin, otherwise this coin should be a gem. Well struck and choice. Take a minute to pause and scan your vision across the surface: Luster everywhere, and swirling, satin-fresh. We are in a sympathetic mood with all the unsuccessful bidders once this fine piece sells to the highest bid. For in this case, as in the other S-mint twenties from the group of choice specimens in the sale, there are few available for the ever-expanding number of collectors. Pop 119; 5 in 65, none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 9028) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 1766		1896-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Another prized, high-quality $20 gold piece. The San Francisco mint dates are noteworthy for their satiny (to sometimes prooflike) luster and fine detail. Fix your gaze once more on this and the other pieces in the group and you will see, as we did, that the consignor must have spent many years acquiring his collection. Pop 128; 1 in 67, none finer at PCGS. Nearly unobtainable in gem condition, as the census figure proves! (PCGS # 9030) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 1767		1897 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Attractive yellow-golden mint bloom luster. Encapsulated in an old green label holder (PCGS # 9031) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1768		1897-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely original golden toning on both sides. Another choice example for the grade. Under natural light as well as viewed with a Halogen lamp, this coin has a warm glistening look to it. The etiquette of coin auctions says that bidders may not elbow or poke each other in the eye to obtain such a coin, but experience says a poised, generous bid will win this Lot. We anticipate a fair amount of competition. Pop 263; 2 in 65, and 2 in 67 (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,220
Lot 1769		1897-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Untoned. Intense but still satiny frost, with only a few light contact marks, a soft golden color through which brighter gold radiance persists almost undiminished. A dampened impression is rarely found on 1897-S twenties and true to form, than being halfhearted, this particular coin's design is boldly crisp. Pop 223; 18 finer, 17 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1770		1897-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Light golden toning (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1771		1898 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 63 Cameo. Only 75 proofs struck. A nice brilliant example. Official Mint records list 75 Proof double eagle struck 1898. We have no reason to doubt this figure, but find it unlikely that even as many as one-half the mintage is left in collectors' hands. With Proof issues of virtually all other denominations produced in 1898, the $20 had an often strong cameo appearance. Both sides are glisten in fresh yellow-gold color that yields to a pale orange tone in the fields at indirect angles. The devices are fully struck up and sharp edged including all lettering. Perhaps needless to say for a very choice cameo Proof gold coin, the eye appeal is extraordinary. Pop 1; 3 finer, 1 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 89114) . Estimated Value $23,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $25,300
Lot 1772		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Light original gold toning on both sides with ample strike detail to please the eye of the discerning collector. Pop 952; 66 in 65, 1 in 66, and 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1773		1898-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. There is a light scratch on the obverse, but otherwise lustrous. Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1774		1898-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Some light hairlines exist; still a frosty example. Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1775		1898-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Light hairlines under the golden toning; a lustrous coin (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $750
Lot 1776		1898-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Some light hairlines. Nicely toned and ample mint frostiness (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1777		1898-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Light hairlines under the golden toning. An inexpensive S-mint year (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1778		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Lovely golden toning (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1779		1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1780		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. A hint of light green gold toning on both sides. The luster pours out in all directions without restraint. It is expected of the grade. It is everywhere on display. Choice end-of-the-century quality from the San Francisco Mint. Pop 195; 2 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 1781		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely mint bloom colors with abundant luster throughout. Housed in an old green label holder (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1782		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice rich golden toning with brilliant yellow golden hues mixed with delicate pink. A frosty coin (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1783		1899-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Full mint bloom color (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 1784		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely pinkish-golden mint bloom color. An ideal example for a high grade type set (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,320
Lot 1785		1900-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely rich golden toning on both sides. Often, bidders meet with conflicting problems on these heavy, soft gold coins. However, the present 1900-S $20 escaped anything that might advise against bidding. Bright luster seems to be having the best of the struggle for your attention over the golden toning it is competing with. (Though strength of detail in the strike competes gallantly.) Finally, a keen analytical sense tells double eagle buyers this S-mint date is much scarcer in its grade than several others in the post-turn-of-the-century years. Scarce date in grades above MS 63. Pop 75; 6 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9038) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1786		1900-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Bright and fully lustrous. Popular turn-of-century S-mint (PCGS # 9038) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $750
Lot 1787		1901-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely light golden toning on both sides. Very choice for the grade. Among dates in the early 20th century, the 1901-S (1.6 million mintage) is easy to overlook since the low-mintage P-mint version gets the attention. All the same, choice to gem specimens of '01-S are, quite naturally, scarce, as the census again proves. It is too long to tell about all of this coin's positive features and genuine virtues, but the photographs come a long way to giving a true impression. Pop 78; 1 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 9040) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,945
Lot 1788		1902 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A very choice frosty mint example of this lower mintage date, A thrilling example of this always-demanding date. This exceptional coin is untoned and very nicely struck, as attractive as you could ask for, with complete detail at the key devices. Identifiable by several small marks below Liberty's chin. Only 31,140 were made. Lovely natural mint bloom colors add to its appeal. Pop 53; 7 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 9041) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,200
Lot 1789		1902-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Nice light original golden toning on both sides. As we stated about the 1901-S $20, the same goes for 1902-S (1.75 million mintage): few are around in choice condition, most that are offered tend to be bagmarked or have scuffs on the cheek. Just out of the starting gate this piece displays above-average vibrant luster and sharp details. It stands alone (well, almost alone) in its grade. That said, conversation and emotion have made the $20 Liberty series a tough nut to crack for the serious date collector, but nearly every expert will agree the '02-S offered here has an edge over most in its grade class. Pop 38; 1 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 1790		1902-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. A well struck example (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1791		1903-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lovely gold and orange toning on both sides. Another coin that we can state unhesitatingly is very choice for the grade. Scarce in gem condition. Pop 1106; 305 in 64, 8 in 65 (PCGS # 9044) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1792		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 63 PQ. A well struck example with intense flashy mirror surfaces with excellent contrast. Only 98 minted. The 1904 is a rare striking in Proof format, struck four years before the end of the Liberty head format was replaced. There is no way of knowing the exact survival ratio of Proof 1904 double eagles, one may guess but never be certain. However, it is presumably very small, as Proof $20 coins were sometimes spent by unemployed collectors in the worst period of the Great Depression. This is a deeply reflective example that shows light cameo contrast against the frosted devices. Only the slightest hairlines are visible and confirm the grade. We have only handled relatively few 1904 Proof gold twenties, are always pleased and exited to describe one for you. An opportunity for coin collectors to acquire this seldom-seen Proof (PCGS # 9120) . Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 1793		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. A gorgeous golden-orange gem and ideal for a top quality type set (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,393
Lot 1794		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Quite choice and attractive for the grade. Nice warm golden-orange mint luster (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1795		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nicely toned example with smooth luster finish over both sides (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $700 - 725. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 1796		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-60. Light hairlines exist. A well struck example (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1797		1904 $10 Liberty. MS-60. Brilliant with a minimual amout of marks for the given grade. Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1798		1904-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Nice golden toning on both sides. A small chattermark on the neck. Full detail in the stars on the obverse (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1799		1905 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64. A splendid Brilliant Proof with very few scattered marks. Still and all a choice specimen with radiant, boldly struck devices and nicely mirrored fields. Thorough evaluation from all angles of the surfaces under a powerful lens only increases the respect for the sharp detail of this imposing Proof example. It is unknown how few of the pieces struck have survived, but the number must be low. Collectors realize that the 1905 business strike P-mint issue is also a low mintage rarity in and of itself. In an old green label holder. Only 92 struck. Pop 9; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 9121) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $46,000
Lot 1800		1905 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Only 58,919 minted. A very rare date in high grades of Mint State. Light golden toning, frosty luster; there is a small mark on the upper lip and another in the field close by the nose, both of them minor as are the few other little abrasions consistent with MS63 quality. Pop 10; 1 finer in 64 (PCGS # 9047) . Coming off record mintage in 1904 (and for that matter, 1904-S), the Philadelphia Mint went on hiatus in 1905 when coinage of $20 gold plummeted. It left the bulk of coining this denomination to San Francisco to do, while attending to other matters. Philadelphia would recover again in 1907, but 1906, too, saw low mintage. Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,925
Lot 1801		1905-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Mostly untoned and well struck. The cupboard is nearly empty when a collector steps through the door of a major coin convention hoping to find a few gleaming, original $20 gold pieces like this '05-S (1.8 million mintage). Yet we agree it is refreshing to see that bidders can exercise their knowledge by bidding heavily without conflicting emotions on the various S-mint twenties in the sale. All were acquired by a gentleman with a eye for detail. Clearly, he had a professional's sense and understanding of "quality." Pop 119; 6 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9048) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 1802		1905-S $20 Liberty. AU-58 (PCGS # 9048) . Estimated Value $600 - 625. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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